Official FlightLine RC 1600mm Spitfire Mk. IX Thread

[Randy H]

Hello Elbee, yes I was referring to the flight line retracts. The retracts I have in my top flite spitfire are old robart 85 degree retracts. They are slightly swept back like the full scale spitfire when they are in the retract posiition.

[Elbee]

Hello Elbee, yes I was referring to the flight line retracts. The retracts I have in my top flite spitfire are old robart 85 degree retracts. They are slightly swept back like the full scale spitfire when they are in the retract posiition.

Hey Randy,

I ran downstairs and took a couple photos.

The retracts look correct to me, but I did not measure the forward rake.

See what you think.

Have a great Thanksgiving Day and "Tally Ho".

Best, Steve

[Randy H]

Looks good to me thx for the information. Nice looking spitfire Steve.

[kallend]

Nice looking spitfire Steve.

That's the thing about Spitfires.

[Elbee]

Hear, Hear. Nicely written. Best, LB

[f4u ausie]

Yeep its a corsair comin at ya or definatly a spitfires wing side profile

[Elbee]

Randy H

Thanks Randy, much appreciated.

Many years ago I had started a Pica (Dave Platt) Spitfire to convert to a Mk XVII Seafire.

It has more miles on it from moving and my life changes than it should and it is still a work in progress.

When FlightLine introduced their Mk9, I felt a reprieve of sorts and opted to do a clipped Seafire Mk III but in the later livery.

Fantasy Bird, but I like it.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours,
Steve

[marty 72]

I have a question for you Flightline Spitfire 1600 owners. I've been flying mine for almost 4 years now, it's pretty beat up but still flies great. It flies like nothing else I have, so little drag. It feels light on the sticks, does all the warbird maneuvers so gracefully. Does any other Flightline warbird fly like it? I'm trying to decide whether to replace it with a new one or buy a different FL plane. I have the FMS 1500 P47 and it flies great, but it can't compare to the Spitfire.

[Evan D]

No, not really in the 1.6 size. The Tigercat but as a twin is in a different league.

[marty 72]

Thanks
Alright, yeah, don't want the Tigercat. I was thinking maybe the corsair, but I doubt it flies this well. I have several large and ex large balsa warbirds, but sometimes I prefer the ease of the large foam warbirds, more forgiving and lighter wing loading.

Anyone else on something that flies as well as the 1.6 Spitfire?

[f4u ausie]

Me personally the corsair is as easy. .. I have both.. in fact I got the corsair before the spit

[Hugh Wiedman]

I'm with f4u ausie, while I love flying the Spitty, I actually like flying the FL 1600mm Corsair better. More than adequate power, cruises easily at 50% throttle and graceful in the air. Don't need full throttle on take off either. If you land properly, level orientation with power on the mains only, looks very scale. Does everything the Spitfire does and looks soooo good doing it. Fly both on an SMC HiV 6S 5900. Spitfire over 12 minutes, Corsair over 10. She's a sweet bird and has that iconic look in the air that's unmistakable.

[marty 72]

Thanks for your responses. I'll ponder this for a while, no hurry.

[Elbee]

Grossman56

I will look and see if I have the OEM STL files for the 1600mm Spittie.

Yes, I did use a Aces of Iron pilot that 'she whose authority exceeds my rank' named Cmdr Dirk Pendleton.

Why, I am unsure as I don't recall ever telling me she knew any Brits.

The Cockpit kit was a perfect fit with little to no foam surgery.

There isn't much room in that cockpit, so I was quite pleased with the outcome.

I had just taken deliver of my Prusa i3 Mk3 by this time, but didn't know diddly about it or how much 3DP would change my modeling.

I added a few bits CF to dress out the aft cockpit.

I designed and printed a couple of brackets and an O₂ tank, maybe the joystick, I don't remember what all.

Any way, I will see if I have the OEM STLs soon and let you know.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

Thanks Elbee!
I guess they must have had too many people complaining about the fit or whatever, but they've disappeared. I'm thinking that the Max Greuter made might be a good substitute for the AOI pilot.
With the second Spitfire I picked up from a buddy last year still having the stock pilot, I thought if I'm going to remove the canopy anyway, may as well try dong the 3D print thing as well.
Did that set include the rear bracket that attaches to the pilots straps, that's a real cool little piece!
BTW, I'm really having a blast painting the Corsair pilot, so taking on another is becoming a favorite project!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[davegee]

Grossman56

I will look and see if I have the OEM STL files for the 1600mm Spittie.

Yes, I did use a Aces of Iron pilot that 'she whose authority exceeds my rank' named Cmdr Dirk Pendleton.

Why, I am unsure as I don't recall ever telling me she knew any Brits.

The Cockpit kit was a perfect fit with little to no foam surgery.

There isn't much room in that cockpit, so I was quite pleased with the outcome.

I had just taken deliver of my Prusa i3 Mk3 by this time, but didn't know diddly about it or how much 3DP would change my modeling.

I added a few bits CF to dress out the aft cockpit.

I designed and printed a couple of brackets and an O₂ tank, maybe the joystick, I don't remember what all.

Any way, I will see if I have the OEM STLs soon and let you know.

Best, LB

Love the printed cockpit parts for the Spittie, Elbee! If these files are available to download, I can print some up for Danger Dan and me!

Cheers

Davegee

[Elbee]

Grossman56 davegee,

It seems I do not have the OEM STLs for the 1600mm FlightLine Spitfire.

I am uncertain whether those were offered like some of there other models.

I checked the Motion RC website and the Spitfire Cockpit Kit is OoS, it is also $29.95USD.

The website still has a 'notify me when back in stock' button, so I clicked it and we'll see.

I will continue to do some digging into whether the OEM STLs were/are available.

Best, LB

[Elbee]

Thanks Elbee!
I guess they must have had too many people complaining about the fit or whatever, but they've disappeared. I'm thinking that the Max Greuter made might be a good substitute for the AOI pilot.
With the second Spitfire I picked up from a buddy last year still having the stock pilot, I thought if I'm going to remove the canopy anyway, may as well try dong the 3D print thing as well.
Did that set include the rear bracket that attaches to the pilots straps, that's a real cool little piece!Grossman56(Dangerous Dan)

Danger,

I'd definitely do a Max Greuter pilot now versus the AoI, though it was fun converting a USAAF to RAF.

At the time I had not found CGTrader or Greuter's work.
As I remember the FlightLine OEM Cockpit parts fit great and being Resin Prints, the detail was quite nice.

Not certain how accurate those parts are compared to what I'd done on the Corsair, but you can see those do look nice.

The Harness Hardware and Rear Bulkhead were the first designs I had attempted.

I had just bought and assembled my Prusa i3 Mk3 printer kit.

I remember being quite frustrated trying to get a design in TInkerCAD that looked right and printed well.

I must have printed those few parts 2 dozen times to get it right.

I have to laugh now, but then it was quite the thing.

I figured my finished parts had cost me about $110.00 USD a piece and 20 hours of my life figuring the cost of the printer, filament and time.

Anyway, when you get to that part of your rebuild, let me know and work something out.

Best, LB

[davegee]

Danger,

I'd definitely do a Max Greuter pilot now versus the AoI, though it was fun converting a USAAF to RAF.

At the time I had not found CGTrader or Greuter's work.
As I remember the FlightLine OEM Cockpit parts fit great and being Resin Prints, the detail was quite nice.

Not certain how accurate those parts are compared to what I'd done on the Corsair, but you can see those do look nice.

The Harness Hardware and Rear Bulkhead were the first designs I had attempted.

I had just bought and assembled my Prusa i3 Mk3 printer kit.

I remember being quite frustrated trying to get a design in TInkerCAD that looked right and printed well.

I must have printed those few parts 2 dozen times to get it right.

I have to laugh now, but then it was quite the thing.

I figured my finished parts had cost me about $110.00 USD a piece and 20 hours of my life figuring the cost of the printer, filament and time.

Anyway, when you get to that part of your rebuild, let me know and work something out.

Best, LB

Hi Elbee: Danger Dan sent me your detail cockpit parts for the Spitfire Mk.IX. I should be able to print them up for him and I'll print up a set for me, too.

He did send me files for the RAF pilot a week or more ago, but he sent them to an email address that I never use and I can't move them somewhere on my computer to access them. Do you have any idea how I can get these RAF pilot parts so I can print up these pilots for him? You might not be in the loop on the pilot parts, I don't know. I think he might have paid Grueter for the RAF pilot as well as the Corsair pilot. But I think I need him to send those files to my normal email address where I think I can access them and print them up. But he hasn't done that yet.

Your Spittie cockpit parts at first glance look outdstanding. I'm hoping Danger and I can refurbish our cockpits with some excellent replacement parts! My Spittie is almost 8 years old now, still hanging in there.

Cheers

Davegee

[Elbee]

davegee,

Since Dan "bought" those pilot figure STL files, he has download rights via CGTrader.

Those STL files have either lifetime downloads or a numbered amount of times he can download his purchased files.

It seems to me Danger will need to download those Max Grueter pilot files again from CGTrader and resend those via a working email address.

As far as the FlightLine Spittie STLs are concerned, those were given to the MotionRC community via their website and as such are public domain.

Hope that clarifies.

Best, LB

[Asuka]

Is it those files you're looking for ?